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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Obesity Update in Women
Description: Guest: Ekta Kapoor, M.B.B.S.
Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. [@chutkaMD]
Obesity is becoming a serious epidemic in the United States, and it’s estimated that if current trends continue, by 2030 nearly half of all adults in the U.S. will be obese. Prevalence rates of obesity are steadily increasing in both men and women and some of the highest rates are seen in post-menopausal women. Obesity carries an increased risk for a variety of medical conditions and death rates of several types of cancer increase in obese women. The topic for th...